Wakefield and Rothwell

Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Simon Lightwood (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
9,346
Electorate
75,067
Turnout
54.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Simon Lightwood
Labour
17,773 43.7% 4.2%
David Dews
Reform UK
8,427 20.7% 17.5%
Arnold Cravan
Conservative
7,322 18.0% -26.8%
Stewart Golton
Liberal Democrat
3,249 8.0% -2.9%
Ash Routh
Green Party
2,389 5.9% 4.9%
Keith Mason
Workers Party of Britain
705 1.7% 1.7%
Brent Hawksley
The Yorkshire Party
606 1.5% 1.5%
Nicholas Sanders
Social Democratic Party
185 0.5% 0.5%